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Basaura

Didihat mandal
Pincode 262551
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Basaura observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Basaura

  • Maa Naithanaa Devi Temple · 3.6 km
  • Vriddh Kedar Shiva Temple · 4.0 km

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LGD code
49157
Pincode
262551
Post office
Didihat
Population
110
Households
21
Literacy rate
61.8%
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000♂
Workers
48
Distance to district centre
55 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Dehradun
134 km
Distance to Delhi
240 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 47 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Kabdola · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Basaura compares

By population, Basaura ranks #110 of 195 villages in Didihat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.8%
−10.1% vs mandal average
Basaura
61.8%
Didihat mandal
71.9%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,037
+38 vs mandal average
Basaura
1,037
Didihat mandal
999
Household size
people per home
5.2
+1.0 vs mandal average
Basaura
5.2
Didihat mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Basaura at a glance

Basaura is a village of 110 people in 21 households (Census 2011) in Didihat tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 110th-largest of 195 villages in Didihat tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,037 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 13 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 47 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262551, served by Didihat post office; the LGD village code is 49157. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kabdola, 5 km away. The village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 130 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Turgoli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Basaura · this village11062%
Basaura · Chaukhutiya8161%0 km N
Kala Chauna · Chaukhutiya47077%2 km N
Kabdoli · Chaukhutiya23573%2.4 km NE
Simura · Bhikiasain9653%2.3 km W
Rotapani · Syalde12761%2.9 km NW
Masi · Chaukhutiya1,57077%3.2 km N

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Key facts — Basaura

LGD code
49157
Pincode
262551
Post office
Didihat
Population (Census 2011)
110
Population (projected 2026)
130
Households
21
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1037
Literacy rate
61.8%
Coordinates
29.78690°N, 79.28123°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Block / Mandal
Didihat
Getting there

How to reach Basaura

Mandal centre
Didihat · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 31 min by car · 1 h 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 31 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun134 kmcapital
  • Delhi240 km
  • Kolkata1209 km
  • Mumbai1355 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar47 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet21 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kabdola5 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila9 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil21 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry41 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar46 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Basaura

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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